Rosemary Wells Collection

Iona Opie-(1923-2017) dedicated her life to collecting and preserving childrenGs rhymes as an art form and believed that Gnursery rhymes are good for you.G In partnership with her late husband, Peter Opie, she edited many acclaimed books of childrenGs folklore, including-The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. Rosemary Wells-is the author and/or illustrator of more than 120 books for young readers. She has won many awards, including more than twenty American Library Association Notable Book citations, a-New York Times Book Review-Best Illustrated Book of the Year Award, and a-Boston GlobeGHorn Book-Award. She lives in a small town in New England.